All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FELICITY
Happiness
Despondency
Jealousy
Misery
Fortune
Happiness
"Felicity" is a noun used to describe happiness and contentment or something that creates happiness and contentment. For clarification, "despondency" is a feeling of hopelessness.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AILMENT
Clandestine
Sickness
Obstinate
Dogma
Treatment
Sickness
An "ailment" is an affliction or a sickness. For clarification, "clandestine" means secret or underground, "dogma" refers to a system of belief or a doctrine, and "obstinate" means stubborn.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Dependable
Tolerable
Successful
Ordinary
Reliable
Rare
Reliable
"Reliable" means dependable.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMIABLE
Radical
Ill-tempered
Erratic
Recalcitrant
Good-natured
Good-natured
"Amiable" means good-natured. "Ill-tempered" means cantankerous, so it is an antonym of "amiable," not a "synonym." For clarification, "erratic" means unpredictable or devoid of a pattern, "recalcitrant" means unruly and disobedient, and "radical" means favoring major changes.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SIZEABLE
Wasteful
Unwilling
Rural
Substantial
Unused
Substantial
"Sizeable" means substantial, so "substantial," an adjective that means very large, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "sizeable": "unwilling" means hesitant or not willing or ready to do something, as you might infer from the word being a combination of the negative prefix "un-," which means not, and "willing"; "unused" means original or new, or in other words, not used, as you might have inferred from the word also including the negative prefix "un-"; "rural" means located in or having qualities of the countryside as opposed to cities; and "wasteful" means spending or using too much or more than that is needed.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EGOTIST
Calm person
Selfless person
Wise person
Athletic person
Conceited person
Conceited person
An "egotist" is a selfish and conceited person. For clarification, "conceited" means self-obsessed and arrogant.
Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LEGIBLE
Intelligent
Rash
Energetic
Readable
Humorous
Readable
"Legible" means neat enough to be read and understood, so "readable" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "legible": "intelligent" means smart; "energetic" means lively or possessing a lot of energy; "rash" means reckless or careless; and "humorous" means funny.
Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PACIFY
a baby's toy
dismiss
surrender
agree
soothe
soothe
"Pacify" means to soothe or ease.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Suffixes
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FORTIFY
inspire
serve
strengthen
bend
win
strengthen
Fortify most nearly means strengthen as in "After the attack, the governor elected to fortify the city".
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Suffixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Unify
to extend
to bring together
to separate
to impress
to order
to bring together
"Unify" means to bring together.
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